Squatters Arrested for Burglary and Other Charges in Copperopolis

Squatters Arrested for Burglary and Other Charges in Copperopolis

Copperopolis, CA…On 12-16-18 the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office received a report of subjects possibly living in or “squatting” in a vacant residence. Deputies initiated an investigation into the property located in the 4000 block of Edgewater Court in Copperopolis. Deputies were able to confirm that this residence was not “vacant”. Deputies made contact with the […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 10, 11 & 12

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 10, 11 & 12

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Wednesday, December 12, 2018) 00:00 TRAFFIC STOP 1812120001 Officer initiated activity at Sonora Estates, S Airport Rd, Columbia. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used for 11-95s). 00:01 TRAFFIC STOP 1812120002 Officer initiated activity at Black Oak Rd, Sonora. . Disposition: Warning Given (Used […]

Border Patrol Detects Second Ultralight Aircraft in as Many Days & Arrest Chinese Nationals

Border Patrol Detects Second Ultralight Aircraft in as Many Days & Arrest Chinese Nationals

Calipatria, CA….El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents tracked an ultralight aircraft that made a cross-border incursion from Mexico and landed in the United States on Tuesday morning. At approximately 1:54 a.m., Border Patrol agents on the ground were informed by CBP components of an ultralight aircraft detected flying over the international border from Mexico into […]

FOCSO’s Big Annual Crab/Pasta Feed is Saturday, Jan 19th, 2019

FOCSO’s Big Annual Crab/Pasta Feed is Saturday, Jan 19th, 2019

San Andreas, CA…It’s time for FOCSO’s Annual Crab/Pasta Feed Saturday, Jan 19th, 2019 at the San Andreas Town Hall 5pm. If you want to support the Calaveras Co. Sheriff’s Office and have a fun filled night with great prizes and tasty food this is it! If you would like to donate a raffle or auction […]

Attorney General Becerra: Murder Conviction of California Doctor Who Recklessly Prescribed Deadly Opioids Upheld on Appeal

Attorney General Becerra: Murder Conviction of California Doctor Who Recklessly Prescribed Deadly Opioids Upheld on Appeal

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and his legal team secured a critical victory in the fight against opioid abuse when the California Court of Appeal upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a former osteopathic doctor, Hsiu Ying Tseng. Tseng was convicted on February 5, 2016, of second-degree murder for the prescription drug overdoses of three of her patients: Vu […]

CHP Notes New Roadway Safety Laws…Including Expanded Cyclist Hit & Run Law

CHP Notes New Roadway Safety Laws…Including Expanded Cyclist Hit & Run Law

Sacramento, CA…New laws approved by the California Legislature in 2018 will affect roadway safety in several ways, including helmet use on bicycles and motorized scooters, hit-and-run on bicycle paths, modified exhaust systems, and enhanced safety for refuse collection vehicles. To support its mission of providing the highest levels of Safety, Service, and Security, the California […]

High Speed Motorcycle Pursuit & Submachine Gun Land 24 Year Old in Jail

High Speed Motorcycle Pursuit & Submachine Gun Land 24 Year Old in Jail

San Andreas, CA…On December 16, 2018, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office attempted to initiate an enforcement stop on Highway 12 East of Toyon on a motorcycle for passing over double yellow lines. The driver of the motorcycle failed to yield and continued Eastbound on Highway 12 towards San Andreas. A Deputy pursued the motorcycle which […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 7 – 9

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 7 – 9

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Sunday, December 9, 2018) 00:00 Calls Transferred to CDF (Public Service Request) 1812090001 Occurred on Parrotts Ferry Rd, Columbia. Burn pile going with no clearance and RP believes property owners are HBD. Trans to Calfire. Cellular E911 Call:. . Disposition: Referred To […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 9 & 10

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 9 & 10

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Monday, December 10, 2018 00:08 Traffic Stop 1812100001 Officer initiated activity at Hwy 26/Farris Ln, Valley Springs. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 00:50 Traffic Stop 1812100002 Officer initiated activity at Hartvickson Ln/Silver Rapids Rd, Valley […]

Richi Pierce, 54 from Stockton Lost his Life in Motorcycle vs Tree Collision

Richi Pierce, 54 from Stockton Lost his Life in Motorcycle vs Tree Collision

Mokelumne Hill, CA..On December 9, at approximately 1415 hours, the Stockton Communications Center received a call of a traffic collision involving a solo motorcycle on State Route 26, near Sport Hill Road in the Mokelumne Hill area. Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Andreas Area Office responded to the scene and discovered a […]

Barry Godwin, 26 from Burson Passed Away in Early Sunday Morning Milton Road Collision

Barry Godwin, 26 from Burson Passed Away in Early Sunday Morning Milton Road Collision

Valley Springs, CA…At about 0145 hours, Godwin was driving a 2005 GMC pickup northbound on Milton Road at an unknown speed. Just north of South Gulch Road, Godwin failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway. Godwin’s vehicle traveled across the southbound lane and onto the west shoulder where he veered sharply to the […]

Shop With A Cop 2018 in Tuolumne County

Shop With A Cop 2018 in Tuolumne County

Sonora, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept…”Saturday morning the California Highway Patrol, Sonora Police Department, and Tuolumne County Probation joined us at Walmart in Sonora for the Shop with a Cop Event. This program is sponsored by the Deputy Sheriffs Association and couples law enforcement officers with some deserving children in our county. It gives these […]

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 8th

Calaveras County Sheriff’s Logs For December 8th

San Andreas, CA…The latest activity logs for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies are below CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEDIA BULLETIN Saturday, December 8, 2018 00:55 911 Misdial 1812080001 Occurred on Hilltop Estates Dr, Copperopolis. Deputy confirmed misdial from an Apple watch. . Disposition: No Report Taken. 01:33 Traffic Stop 1812080002 Officer initiated activity at Obyrnes […]

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 1st – 6th

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Dept. Activity Logs for December 1st – 6th

Sonora, CA…The latest Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies Activity Logs are enclosed… Media Bulletin (Thursday, December 6, 2018) 00:33 THREATS – ALL 1812060002 Occurred on Glory Gulch Rd, Columbia. req personal contact to sign a complaint. Cellular E911 Call: Service Class: WPH2. . Disposition: Log Note. 00:45 911 HANG UP 1812060003 Occurred on Water Oak Dr, […]

Chips for Kids Toy Drive 2018

Chips for Kids Toy Drive 2018

San Andreas, CA…The California Highway Patrol and Santa’s Express, are once again, teaming up for the annual CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive. The toys will be given to hospitalized and disadvantaged children in Calaveras County just before the Christmas holiday. You can help by bringing new, unwrapped, toys which will be donated to Santa’s Express. […]

CDCR Officials Investigating Inmate Tuberculosis Case

CDCR Officials Investigating Inmate Tuberculosis Case

Ione, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is assisting in the investigation of an active tuberculosis case at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP). On November 30, during a hospitalization stay, an inmate was diagnosed with tuberculosis. MCSP working together with the Amador County Public Health Department and the California Department of Public Health, […]

Lip Sync Challenge Awards Presented at Supervisors Meeting

Lip Sync Challenge Awards Presented at Supervisors Meeting

San Andreas, CA…From the Calaveras Sheriff’s Dept…”This morning three students from Avery Middle School who participated in the Sheriff’s Office Lip Sync video came to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting and presented Sheriff Rick DiBasilio, Corporal Nichole Riviera, and Deputy Joel Burnett with plaques for ‘Outstanding Service’. The students were representatives from the […]

Domicile Challenged Sonora Man Arrested for Making Criminal Threats

Domicile Challenged Sonora Man Arrested for Making Criminal Threats

Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Dept…”On November 30, 2018, SPD Officers’ were called to Walmart reference Troy McNulty (49, Sonora, Transient) pulling a knife on two employee’s at separate times and threatening to stab them. McNulty was located a short distance away by an Officer doing an area check, and was arrested after being positively […]

Probation Sweep Lands Mom in Jail & Child with Welfare Services

Probation Sweep Lands Mom in Jail & Child with Welfare Services

Tuolumne, CA…From the Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept….”On Tuesday afternoon the High Risk Supervision Team conducted a probation compliance check at the home of 30-year-old Chantelle Fontana in Tuolumne City. During the search, heroin and drug paraphernalia were located inside Fontana’s bedroom she shares with her child. Fontana was arrested and booked into the Tuolumne County Jail […]

Camp Fire Update for November 27th. Missing Drops to 158, Fatalities at 88

Camp Fire Update for November 27th.  Missing Drops to 158, Fatalities at 88

Paradise, CA…The latest Camp Fire totals for today. The good news is the number of missing continues to drop. The following is from the Butte Sheriff’s Office…”The updated numbers and statistics from today, related to the Camp Fire, are as follows: The number of unaccounted for individuals currently stands at 158. • The number of […]

Yuma Sector Agents Assaulted by Claimed Caravan Member

Yuma Sector Agents Assaulted by Claimed Caravan Member

Yuma, AZ…Last night, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents and a CBP pilot had rocks thrown at them when they tried to arrest a subject who claimed to have been part of the migrant caravans. On Friday night, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents discovered footprints from a subject who had illegally crossed […]

82 Year Old Groveland Man Lost His Life Today in Hwy 120 Collision

82 Year Old Groveland Man Lost His Life Today in Hwy 120 Collision

Groveland, CA…On Friday, November 16, 2018, at approximately 10:42 am, 43 year old San Francisco resident, Ioan Tudosa, was driving a 2018 Nissan Versa, westbound on State Route 120 approaching Smith Station Road at approximately 50 miles per hour, on his way back to San Francisco. At this time, an 82 year old Groveland resident […]

Dispute over Dog Possession Leads to Altercation

Dispute over Dog Possession Leads to Altercation

Valley Springs, CA…On 11-15-18 at about 4:50pm, CCSO Deputies responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Dale Drive, Valley Springs for a reported altercation and dog stolen. The victim told deputies that she witnessed suspect Edward Pereira (age 45 of Campo Seco) access her yard through an unlocked gate. The suspect reportedly took […]

Traffic Update….Another Fatality on Our Local Roads, This one Near Sr120 / Smith Station Rd

Traffic Update….Another Fatality on Our Local Roads, This one Near Sr120 / Smith Station Rd

Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Another Fatality on Our Local Roads, This one Near Sr120 / Smith Station Rd Incident: 00124 Type: Fatality Location: Sr120 / Smith Station Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.813506 -120.120605 Detail Information 1:42 PM 13 [47] [Notification] [CHP]-TUO CO ADV’G PATIENT WENT TO DRS 1:04 PM 12 [36] MARIPOSA VISITOR CENTER CALLED INQ IF […]